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SUMMER ARRIVED ABOUT a month early in these parts. This afternoon it bestowed upon the Little Actor the position of King of the Water Hose. His vast domain was the whole of the kitchen porch.  I'm afraid, Dear Reader, that his only subjects were two laughing idiots.



Though they were utterly devoted to His Majesty!



During his reign, and even after his dethroning, one of his subjects was quite sopping wet!
(It so pleased the king)

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